CLASS OF 2023

The LSU Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College graduated 217 students and recognized outstanding seniors during the Ogden Honors College Spring 2023 graduation ceremony.

The 2023 graduating Ogden Honors College class is a stellar group of students, distinguishing themselves as researchers, writers, artists, leaders, and public servants on the LSU campus, in their local communities, and nationally. Graduates of this class have distinguished themselves through recognition in national fellowship competitions.

The class of 2023 includes a Louisiana Governor’s Fellow, a Fulbright Scholar, a Goldwater Scholar, an Astronaut Scholar, a Rotary Global Grant Scholar, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. They have been initiated into numerous national honorary academic societies. Nine of our graduates have been selected to Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest distinguished honors society in the United States. Many graduates have been inducted into Phi Kappa Phi and the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honors societies.

They have been recognized as leaders of campus-wide organizations, with eight of our graduates selected as members of LSU’s Tiger Twelve, 24 as Distinguished Communicators, and three with the Engaged Citizens Distinction.

Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, they have studied in Argentina, Austria, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands, Panama, South Korea, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom, including our signature program at Oxford.

The four students who received the Honors College Outstanding Thesis Award were Aubry Hymel, Katie Miranda, Miles McClendon, and Carsyn Shirk. Evan James Leonhard won the Leo and Insa Abraham Award, which recognizes an outstanding Honors College senior each year. Emily C. Clark and Sara Anne Martin won the CC Dubois Award, which is given to students who demonstrate sustained commitment to LSU and broader communities, as well as a passion for serving others through research and leadership.